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LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



[Fig. 40. GMe Lo.lge n,l Blithe 



ud.] 



One of the prettiest and most complete lodges (fig. 40) that 

 has come under our notice, has been erected at Blithewood, 

 on the Hudson, by the intelligent proprietor, R. Donaldson, 

 Esq. It is extremely well executed after a design in the 

 English Cottage style : the whole of the exterior is grained 

 in imitation of oak, and the shingles are so cut as to form 

 hexagons when laid upon the roof. 



(Fij, l:. Li.aL' Lodge in tiie Ualian .Slyle J 



In figure 41 is shown a gate lodge in the Italian style, with 

 projecting eaves supported by cantileavers or brackets, round- 

 headed windows with balcony, the characteristic porch, and 

 other leading features of this style. 



Mr. Repton has stated it as a principle in the composition 

 of residences, that neither the house should be visible from 



